!"#&$"%%!´ WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 2016 |68th Ye ar Number 46 PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE FORT MEADE COMMUNITY FTMEADE.ARMY.MIL PARTNERSHIP FORGED MacArthur Middle, NIOC celebrate Veterans Day PAGE 4 TRANSITIONAL HELP $4.3M federal grant to support Md. veterans PAGE 3 24/7 SUPPORT Army program connects Reservists with services PAGE 10 FFoorr tthhoossee UPCOMING EVENTS Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Thanks- giving at Freedom Inn wwhhoo sseerrvveedd Dec. 3, noon-4 p.m.: ESC Children’s Holiday Party at Pershing Hill Elem. Former foes, now allies, Dec. 7, 7 p.m.: U.S. Army Field Band remember the fallen PG 10 Holiday Concert at Meade High PHOTO BY STEVE RUARK Garrison Commander Col. Tom Rickard, Capt. Juergen Looft of the German Attaché, Lt. Col. Luigi Bramati, deputy of Dec. 10, 8 a.m.: Reindeer Run 5K the Italian Attaché, and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes accompany the Navy Information Operations and 1-Mile Walk at Murphy Command Color Guard to the German and Italian Wreath-Laying Ceremony on Sunday at the Post Cemetery. 2 NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 2016 |SOUNDOFF! COMMANDER’S COLUMN !"#&$"%%!´ Thanksgiving: An EDITORIAL STAFF Garrison Commander American tradition Col. Thomas S. Rickard Garrison Command Sergeant Major hanksgiving is abroad or are unable to celebrate Rodwell L. Forbes America’s national with their loved ones. Public Affairs Officer T harvest festival. Let’s also honor families, espe- Chad T. Jones 301-677-1301 It’s a time to reflect on our cially those of the fallen. We
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